I get how nature can feel like a religious experience. Cycling over five days and about 300 kms — along boardwalks, next to sand dunes, though a pine forest and alongside ocean cliffs certainly did feel like a transcendent experience.
“This land is your land” is booming on the car stereo as we cross the Peace Bridge. The sun is sparkling off Lake Erie on our right, the sky grey, the trees naked, and sadly green grass with only patches of snow.
“The goal is to die with memories, not dreams,” said our animated British cruise director Darren Collins, speaking to us in the Panorama Lounge of Emerald Waterways’ newest ship, the Emerald Destiny.
A stunning urban landscape, the Hungarian capital is visually beautiful—with its cobblestone streets, churches, synagogues and castles—and the Danube river cutting through its centre.
In Canada’s most diverse and cosmopolitan city, the hotel competition is fierce. Toronto’s luxury hotels boast some of the cities’ finest spas and dining options.